Religion is personal, culture way of life : Naidu

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New Delhi : Vice-President of India M Venkaiah Naidu attended a Christmas celebration event organized by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) here on December 12, 2017.

Stating that Christmas reminds us all to live up to the ideals and values preached and practiced by Jesus Christ, Naidu said Christmas is the festival of love, joy and sharing. It is a time to renew our commitment to love and serve our families, communities and society, to be just and transparent in our dealings, to promote social and economic inclusion of all, to promote lasting peace between people of different religions and cultures and to promote sustainable development, he added, according to a PIB release.

The Vice-President said every individual must revere his/her mother, mother tongue, birth place and motherland. Naidu said it is the duty of every Indian to preserve and protect our culture. ” Let me once again clarify that religion is personal while culture is a way of life,” he added.

Maintaining that the Catholic community is a peace-loving community and has been working with every Government, both at the Centre and in the States, to promote people’s welfare, the Vice-President said the Catholic Church in India has been effectively contributing to the nation building process in a number of ways.

Applauding the social and welfare activities of the Chruch, Naidu the Catholic Church runs hospitals and other healthcare facilities in the remote areas of the country and serves millions of poor patients through its healthcare programmes.